A Comprehensive Review of Disease-Causing Agents in Freshwater Turtles: Implications for Conservation and Public Health

J Rato, R Xavier, DJ Harris, F Banha, P Anastácio - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
Freshwater turtles comprise 81% of all chelonian species despite freshwater systems only
occupying 1% of the earth's surface, and they are commonly exploited as pets and food …

Molecular screening of haemogregarine hemoparasites (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae) in populations of native and introduced Pond Turtles in …

M Maričić, G Danon, JF Faria, DJ Harris - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Haemogregarines (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) are the most common and widespread
reptilian blood parasites. Haemogregarina stepanowi was the first haemogregarine …

Molecular phylogenies of leeches and haemoparasites infecting freshwater turtles in aquatic ecosystems of Northern Africa suggest phylogenetic congruence …

O Verneau, S Melliti, L Kimdil, EH El Mouden… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Haemogregarines are blood parasites with a life-cycle involving a vertebrate as the
intermediate host and an invertebrate as the definitive host and vector. Extensive …

Blood parasite diversity (Apicomplexa: Haemogregarinidae) within the western populations of the European pond turtle Emys orbicularis

DJ Harris, I Damas-Moreira, G Velo-Antón… - Systematic …, 2022 - Springer
Molecular tools have revolutionized assessments of blood parasites in freshwater turtles. In
the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa, two native species of terrapins occur, Emys …

Enteric parasites in free-living Mediterranean pond turtle (Mauremys leprosa leprosa) in contrasted areas (natural vs polluted) from central-western of Morocco

EM Laghzaoui, O Amahmid, EH El Mouden - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Springer
The objective of this study is to assess the occurrence of intestinal parasites in
Mediterranean pond turtle Mauremys leprosa leprosa collected from three contrasting …

Determinación de la Presencia de Hemoparásitos en Trachemys Sp.(Tortugas Verdes) del Zoológico La Aurora, Guatemala.

MFA Estévez - Revista Naturaleza, Sociedad y Ambiente, 2024 - revistacunsurori.com
La investigación procede del análisis de sangre por medio de frotis en las tortugas verdes
(Trachemys sp) del recinto de exhibición del parque Zoológico La Aurora en la Ciudad de …